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The Giving MangerLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/19/2018Advent is a time for reflection and giving life to our thoughts to reflect the actions of Christ. Students can do this with the acts of kindness they perform for others ...

Curling up with a good bookLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/19/2018Despite the cold weather, it was a warm and cozy day at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. To inspire students to bring in canned goods for Hosea House and Giving Kids a Fighting Chance, the school student ...

A Living Advent WreathLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/6/2018Advent is more than a time designated on a calendar; it is alive at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. In keeping with the school’s theme of ‘Kindness is in Our Hands’, the students are seeing a visual ...

Kollecting KindnessLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 11/21/2018After going on their Seek Retreat this fall, the eighth grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring were asked how they could make a difference in the lives of others. After much discussion, the ...

St. Joseph, Cold Spring is a Blue Ribbon SchoolLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 10/5/2018St. Joseph School, Cold Spring, has been named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence for 2018! The faculty and students gathered in the gym to watch a video-taped message for all of this ...

St. Joe’s has gone GagaLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 10/5/2018Every year the Student Council of St. Joseph School, Cold Spring, organizes and promotes numerous activities to raise funds for worthwhile causes within the community. The entire student body ...

Grandfolks are the greatest at St. Joseph, Cold SpringLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/28/2018Grandfolks are the greatest. That is why a special day is celebrated at school just for them.

At St. Joseph, Cold Spring, the "grandfolks" are invited to come to school and ...

No Running in School at St. Joseph, Cold SpringLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 8/30/2018Well, he did it again, he ran away.

But once again the Gingerbread Man did not get too far.

This time he was caught in the principal’s office; after all, running ...

In a performance that transported the audience back in time, the sixth grade students under the ...

Theme teams help build communityLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 4/16/2018Imagine a classroom where a group of students in kindergarten through eighth grade work and play together and grow in faith and unity.

Twenty-two such classrooms can be found at St. ...

Fine Arts Indeed!Linda Gabis | PR Committee - 3/27/2018When St. Joseph, Cold Spring, art teacher Mrs. Susie Kahmann told her fourth and fifth-grade students they would be creating a three dimensional sculpture of the African Savannah, they had no idea of ...

Everybody countsLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 3/19/2018Everyone is unique, yet we are all the same.

During the week of March 5-9, St. Joseph Cold Spring celebrated “Everybody Counts Week.”

Everybody Counts is a ...

Learning from service at St. Joseph, Cold SpringLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 3/15/2018When is a service project a learning project? When it involves science, math, reading, writing, speaking, drawing and service - all in one project.

The fourth grade students in Maureen ...

A Beautiful Day for a Play Date!Linda Gabis | PR Committee - 3/8/2018After a week of rain, the sun was shining and recess on the playground was in full swing.

Laughter rang in the air as the first grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring played kick ...

Future is Here at St. Joseph, Cold SpringLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 2/23/2018The first grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring, got a small glimpse into their future when students from Bishop Brossart High School visited the students in Alexa Mitchell and Jill ...

Representatives from Warm 98.5 and a host of sponsors stopped in her ...

St. Joseph gets into spirit of givingLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/29/2017After going on their Seek Retreat this fall, the eighth grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring were asked how they could make a difference in the lives of others. After much discussion, the ...

The Grinch cannot steal ChristmasLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/29/2017There will be no Grinch stealing Christmas from the families at St. Joseph, Cold Spring this year. Once the grouchy Grinch, who visited the stage of St. Joseph School for the first and second grade ...

Both sides of Christmas presented at St. JosephLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/15/2017“Awesome!” “Amazing!” “Inspirational!” These words were the words students used to describe Beth Gully’s presentation.
Beth Gully is the author of The ...

Sending Holiday Cheer to troopsLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/4/2017There are sure to be some smiles when the troops of the 101st Airborne Division receive Christmas cards made for them by the first grade students in Mrs. Jill Stratman’s room at St. Joseph, Cold ...

Does Halloween candy sink or float?Linda Gabis | PR Committee - 11/27/2017Use Halloween candy for an experiment? That is exactly what the third and fifth grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring did when they paired up for a STEM activity. The students from both grades ...

Salute to veterans at St. JosephLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 11/20/2017A moving Veteran’s Day performance was held at St. Joseph, Cold Spring this past Veteran’s Day. Through the wonderful voices of the seventh grade students, the audience was given an insight into the ...

4K 4 a Cause Color run to benefit 3 charitiesLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 11/13/2017After going on their Seek Retreat this fall, the eighth grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring were asked how they could make a difference in the lives of others. After much discussion, the ...

Students breaking out at St. Joseph schoolLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 10/23/2017The students at St. Joseph School, Cold Spring are breaking out! They are using breakout boxes in their classrooms to enhance their problem solving skills. The students work in groups using clues to ...

How fast does average 7th grade student runLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 10/10/2017How fast does the average seventh grade student run? You can count on it being pretty fast when they are trying to run faster than their teacher. In an effort to reinforce the relation of distance, ...

In Remembrance of September 11thLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/28/2017Although the events of September 11th, 2001 happened before her students were born, fifth grade religion teacher, Mrs. Darla Dressman of St. Joseph School, Cold Spring, reminds her students that ...

Mining for some good booksLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/27/2017Everyone is a winner when it comes to reading books.

The excitement was building at St. Joseph, Cold Spring, this week in anticipation of the school’s bookfair. Many of the ...

St. Joseph students growing togetherLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/22/2017Fostering love, respect, and unity through working together has long been a tradition at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. One of the ways this is achieved is through the First and Fifth Grade Buddy Program. ...

Making new friendsLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/6/2017The playground looked different last week at St. Joseph School, Cold Spring.
In a move to help foster unity, love and respect for others, the second- and seventh-grade students had recess ...

St. Joseph students return to classLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 8/28/2017The sun was shining and everyone was smiling. It was a perfect day to welcome students back to St. Joseph School, Cold Spring.
The Rev. Gerry Reinersman and the Bluejay mascot were on hand with ...

What a Week for JesusLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 4/3/2017To commemorate the events of Holy Week, the eighth-grade students of St. Joseph, Cold Spring will be re-enacting "What a Week for Jesus" Wednesday, April 12 at 2:15 p.m. in church. The ...

SJS Cares incorporates giving spirit, competition, funLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 1/24/2017After going on their Seek Retreat this fall, the eighth grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring were asked how they could make a difference in the lives of others. The challenge was two-fold: what ...

Kindness Campaign underway at St. JosephLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 1/4/2017There is a Kindness Campaign underway at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. Kindness roams the halls of the school every day but it is not always witnessed or acknowledged. In order to have students be more ...

Lesson of the heart from St. Joseph SchoolLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 1/3/2017Shortly after each new school year begins, Mrs. Theresa Kaufman always introduces her new fifth grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring to one of her former students. She tells them about Julia ...

Lesson of the Heart at St. JosephLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/19/2016Shortly after each new school year begins, Mrs. Theresa Kaufman always introduces her new fifth grade students at St. Joseph, Cold Spring to one of her former students. She tells them about Julia ...

Saint Nick visits schoolLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/6/2016The air was fragrant with the scent of peppermint at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. St. Nick (aka Fr. Gerry Reinersman) visited with the children today. He stopped to talk to the children of every grade ...

Saint Nick visits schoolLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 12/6/2016The air was fragrant with the scent of peppermint at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. St. Nick (aka Fr. Gerry Reinersman) visited with the children today. He stopped to talk to the children of every grade ...

Third-graders reach across the oceanLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 11/7/2016As a service project to act in accord with the Catholic Church’s Year of Mercy, the students in Mrs. Krista Schoulties’ and Ms. Chelsea Williams’ third grade classes at St. Joseph, Cold Spring ...

Author VisitLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 10/18/2016New York Times bestselling author and illustrator, Ed Vere, brought his award winning talents to St. Joseph, Cold Spring. Mr. Vere read one of his latest books, Max the Brave, named one of The ...

Blessing the PetsLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 10/10/2016From the large to the small they were blessed one and all. St. Joseph, Cold Spring celebrated the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on October 4th, a beautiful sunny afternoon. Fr. Gerry Reinersman ...

Together We GrowLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/19/2016Fostering love, respect, and unity through working together has long been a tradition at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. One of the ways this is achieved is through the First and Fifth Grade Buddy Program. ...

Together We GrowLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/19/2016Fostering love, respect, and unity through working together has long been a tradition at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. One of the ways this is achieved is through the First and Fifth Grade Buddy Program. ...

Together We GrowLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/19/2016Fostering love, respect, and unity through working together has long been a tradition at St. Joseph, Cold Spring. One of the ways this is achieved is through the First and Fifth Grade Buddy Program. ...

September 11th RememberedLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 9/12/2016Students in every Catholic school in the Diocese of Covington participated in a prayer service for peace on the 15th anniversary of the horrific events of September 11, 2001. Students at St. Joseph, ...

Eighth-graders help the community at St. JosephLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 5/5/2016The theme for this year at St. Joseph, Cold Spring is “Be an Instrument of God’s Mercy.” That is not a far stretch for the students of St. Joe’s, especially the eighth grade students. After ...

Fifth-graders turn toys into treasures at St. JosephLinda Gabis | PR Committee - 5/5/2016To give shelter to the homeless is one of the Corporal Works of Mercy in the Catholic faith. It is fitting in this Year of Mercy, as declared by Pope Francis, that Family Promise is once again ...